Things you thought you would never see Number One: The managers of a company actually losing money when the business they are running does badly. Th...
There is nothing worse than being accused of something you didn't do. Well, there is. Being convicted of something you didn't do. But if members of the police force, left-leaning commentators and senior lawyers are to be believed, the worst thing right now is to be identified as a potential wrong-doer.
The connotations attached to the title of single parent were an albatross around my neck, how could I fight the world I had always known and make for a new one? Why do the cultural norms outweigh the religious, and which does one tackle first?
As more of us start to assess what we really value in our working lives we may find that the sharing economy opens up more options for our own working lives too, as portfolio working and 'renting time' become increasingly mainstream.
Politicians often feel the pressure to do things quickly, to display a sense of urgency. Yet so often, rushed decision making means they get it wrong. Unless they take steps to establish the impact of their proposals, how can they know that they will achieve their objectives?
2013 is a year of big change for personal injury, but change is not always progress.
Shared parenting means giving both parents (and sometimes more than two parents, for example in three parent families) the opportunity to have an equal role in their child's life. Very importantly, that does not mean shared residence in the 50/50 sense, which tends to afford both parents generous overnight contact with their child.
Boris Johnson today made an extraordinary appeal for billionaires' wives to sue for divorce in London. The Mayor insisted the capital was the perfe...
It was a death threat, sent by text to the mobile telephone of a lawyer in Colombia, South America. The message, translated from the Spanish and sanitised for the firewalls, said: "Hi, b*stard dogs. You have already done your bit, now it's our turn. Get all those b*stards together for your and your buddies' funerals. But calm down - we will send you a nice bunch of flowers."
For a branch of law intended, at the time of its creation less than half a century ago, to be simple, accessible and non-legalistic, employment law has become shrouded by an extraordinary number of myths and misconceptions.
Anyone who has ever had their dinner interrupted by a telephone call about how much compensation they could claim for their 'accident' is right to be frustrated, particularly when they know they are not entitled to any.
The UK government is taking important steps to promote growth and free businesses from the entangling web of red tape. At the same time, changes to the British legal framework, such as the rise of TPLF, risk undermining those positive developments
Being part of the London financial community gives us access to new business networks and means that we are available to meet with our clients face to face to develop a better understanding and appreciation of their businesses.
I was one of 2,000 employees, and we had every workplace perk we could ever want. But in some way, every day, the office was making us ill.
A third person has died of Legionnaires' disease, the Scottish Government has confirmed. The man, who was in his 60s and from south west Edinburgh,...
Five people are taking legal action over a Legionnaires' disease outbreak which has left two people dead. The five, who are all understood to have ...
Last week's announcement by the Co-operative that it is looking to add 3,000 staff to its 475-strong legal services arm over the next five years shows just how fierce competition is going to get in the legal market.
Given the degree of fascination with tabloid media and gossip magazines have with the demise of celebrities, you could be forgiven if you believed that death was no longer the taboo subject of old.
A family law specialist said the legal approach to civil partnership and marriage disputes were "identical". Alison Hawes, a partner at law firm Ir...
Currently, if a couple do not want to wait at least two years before they can divorce, one will need to blame the other, and show that the marriage has irretrievably broken down by alleging that they have either committed adultery or behaved unreasonable.
It's an epic, blockbuster-style struggle - but this one is about a small pub versus a Hollywood lawyer. The Hobbit pub in Southampton has been thre...
There are currently over 80 countries that criminalise same sex sexual conduct between consenting adults despite its protection under international human rights mechanisms. For over half the countries in the world that outlaw same sex sexual conduct, their laws stem primarily from the United Kingdom's own colonial past. They are a British legacy.
BBC Radio 1's Judge Jules is swapping his headphones and decks for a wig and gown as he launches his new legal career. Judge Jules has hosted a Ra...
Government departments are spending hundreds of thousands of pounds on external legal advice despite having in-house lawyers costing millions. The ...
Healthcare experts are calling for urgent action to be taken to tackle the issue of rising levels of alcoholism among high-profile professionals, incl...
